Ray Harryhausen
June 29, 1920 (104 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raymond "Ray" Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who lived in London, England, from 1960 until his death in 2013. He created a brand of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His most important works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young, with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for special effects (1949); The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, his first color film; and Jason and the Argonauts, featuring a famous sword fight against seven skeleton warriors.
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Credits
- 2014 · El hombre que quiso ser Segundo as Self
- 2012 · Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2010 · Burke & Hare as Distinguished Doctor
- 2008 · El último truco as Self
- 2008 · Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu as Self
- 2008 · Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad as Self
- 2008 · The Boneyard Collection as Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
- 2007 · Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune as Himself
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self
- 2006 · War of the Worlds as
- 2006 · The Elementals as
- 2006 · The Elementals as Unnamed Man
- 2006 · Cave Bear & Dinosaurs as (Commentary) (Voice)
- 2006 · Adventures of Baron Munchausen as
- 2006 · The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
- 2005 · Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young as Himself
- 2005 · Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers as Self
- 2005 · The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' as Self
- 2005 · The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare as
- 2003 · Return to the Valley as Himself
- 2003 · Elf as Polar Bear Cub (voice)
- 1999 · From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 1999 · Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania as Himself
- 1998 · Mighty Joe Young as Gentleman at Party
- 1997 · The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self
- 1994 · Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Self
- 1994 · Beverly Hills Cop III as Bar Patron
- 1994 · Hollywood Goes Ape! as Himself
- 1993 · Dinosaur Movies as
- 1990 · Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life as Himself
- 1987 · The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
- 1985 · Spies Like Us as Dr. Marston
- 1983 · Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Himself
- 1957 · 20 Million Miles to Earth as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
- Future · Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs as self
- 1972 · Monsters and Magic as Self